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Ianto was wandering the studio's back lot hiding from people. He knew it was a bit of a copout but he was sick of the fussing. He found a sad looking garden and he reached out to check if the rose was completely dead when he heard a soft sniffle and he looked up to see a large DS woman staring back at him, her face peeking out from between two of the studio trailers.

"Hello there princess" Ianto said straight away, seeing her distress "Look at that, I found me a princess and was not even looking for one."

As he had hoped, she smiled weakly and then slide out from the darkness a bit more. She was overweight, as some DS are and she was also clearly in some trouble. Ianto hid annoyance as he knew she would see it as something she did wrong, when really he was annoyed with himself for not noticing earlier that something was going on.

"I am Ianto" Ianto said firmly.

"I am Dawn" she replied.

"Hello Dawn, nice to meet you. So… are you here with someone?"

She shook her head, tears threatening as she looked around and then said softly "I was left."

"Left?" Ianto repeated with confusion "What do you mean darling?"

"My Mama died and my Dadda was sick of me. He se I am a grown up now and need to be a grown up and live my own life. He drove me to the bridge thing and left me there. See? I have my bags with me and I don't know where I am supposed to go" she pointed and he saw a suitcase and backpack.

"Wait a second, let me understand you darling. Your Daddy drove here and … and… dumped you?" Ianto asked with horror. Dumped. Like a fucking cat?

"He is not my real Dad. I don't know where he went. He went away and Mama got me a new one but he's mean" she said then burst into tears.

"Poor Dawn. Come on, want to come to my place and have something to eat?" Ianto asked gently.

"Yes please, I am so hungry." She said and smiled through her tears "I was scared in the dark but now the new day has come it will all get better. That's what mama always said. Dawn is when things are different. Why I am Dawn."

Ianto offered his hand and walked her along to his Mayoral Motor which she squealed at and clapped, and then he drove her to Rose Cottage where he entered with her to find Angel at the kitchen table with Antonia having something to eat.

"Hi Taddy, who is that?" Angel asked.

"This is Dawn. Dawn, this is Angela. And that man over there making some breakfast is Carlton. Tonny love, Dawn got left here and is alone and scared. Maybe some breakfast for her?" Ianto asked and Ton swung to stare at her, her eyes wide as she stared back at the huge DS man.

"Sit. I have bacon. I like bacon" Ton said then turned back to the stove.

"Oh… oh… me too" Dawn gushed as she sat and looked at the baby "I love babies too."

"All good people do" Angel agreed with a wide smile.

Dawn's tears soon dried as Ianto went to call Jack.

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Sorry for the last post but over 4.800 lightning strikes today made posting impossible, my internet provider just sort of shut down LOL… flooding, hail, heavy rain… madness. So… I hope for a better day tomorrow. xxx